Classical
The Milwaukee Theatre hosts iconic “Final Fantasy” scores
"Distant Worlds" takes Nobuo Uematsu's symphonic scores from computer tones to full-fledged masterworks with Bel Canto Chorus.
Feb 15th, 2013 by Brian Jacobson
Modern, timeless Rookwood vases at Villa Terrace
The exhibit, featuring works by the American company from just after WWI to the Great Depression, showcases inventive techniques and evolutions of form.
Feb 14th, 2013 by Kat Murrell
Seven things I’ve been meaning to tell you…
MSO Pops & me; Florentine's Grammy; Hagen's Chicago "Amelia"; "Genesis"; help the jazz kids; Above the Clouds; mandolins!
Feb 12th, 2013 by Tom Strini
Jimmy Kaplan and his friends light up Sunset Playhouse
The cabaret show, featuring Kaplan alongside Steve Koehler, Kay Stiefel, Lisa Gatewood and Katie Dahl, is usually staged in Door County in summer.
Feb 12th, 2013 by Sara RS Miller
Robots, zombies and pretty music
The Quasimondo has a new bot-show, "The Walking Dead" makes a special trip to the Riverside and tunes from Present Music, Early Music Now, and the MSO.
Feb 12th, 2013 by Danielle McClune
Sindbad goes post-modern
Harold Meltzer + Donald Barthelme = wacky Arabian Night; plus, some glorious Brahms and solid Higdon.
Feb 12th, 2013 by Tom Strini
A little different
Edo de Waart conducts nine programs in a season that gives a nod to the mid 20th century.
Feb 11th, 2013 by Tom Strini
A Singing Valentine from the Florentine
Florentine Studio Artists Carl Frank, Kevin Newell, Kristin DiNinno and Alisa Suzanne Jordheim sing about love, through Sunday.
Feb 9th, 2013 by Mary O'Hara Stacy
Young gems, hidden in a rough story
UWM's Peck School of the Arts puts on a performance with a high-energy ensemble and a hard-to-swallow plot line.
Feb 9th, 2013 by Danielle McClune
Exciting Russians we hadn’t heard
Guest conductor Ignat Solzhenitsyn leads an unusual Milwaukee Symphony program with great skill and conviction.
Feb 9th, 2013 by Tom Strini
Russians and a trumpeter
Conductor-pianist Ignat Solzhenitsyn is the MSO's guest, and exec director Mark Niehaus dusts off his trumpet for Shostakovich.
Feb 7th, 2013 by Tom Strini
Florentine showcases romantic variety with “That’s Amore”
The company's four Studio Artists take center stage to perform love songs from across the Western canon.
Feb 7th, 2013 by Emily Carl
